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Amen.
Another news flash - die hard fans want them to stay there and will voice it passionately. Lukewarm fans will accept the status quo and just hope for the best.
Seriously, what is the point of this thread? Yes, those who are questioning mistakes KNOW that they are in first place. And are happy about that. If we didn't care, we wouldn't be here. I guess some "anti-fans" would be here trolling about choking, but no one has done that yet that I have seen.
September 17th, 2007, 09:36 PM #
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Bob Melvin is an incompetent manager. Did you see the look on his face after that 3-run homer? He is a freakin' moron. Is this the guy we really want to manage this team?
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September 17th, 2007, 10:08 PM #
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Are we talking about the same "hack" that had previously given up a grand total of one run in his last 11 appearances? Except for about a two week stretch a while ago, the guy has been an absolute rock in the late innings and a huge reason why the Diamondbacks have such a great record in close games. On top of that, he was well rested, only pitching once in the last week, so to suggest that this would have been easily predicted prior to his inning tonight is quite a jump. Its unfortunate that he had such a brutal outing tonight, but that's just part of the package with relievers.
With that once being last night for an inning and a third. Perhaps it was a bad call, perhaps not. But what I do know is the lead is one game, and IMO tied after tomorrow. To me, not a happy ending. It doesn't really matter.
The team has neither the pitching and certainly not the hitting to do anything in the playoffs. Just making it would have been cool, though. The major problem is is that it keeps Melvin around. Not good, again, IMO.
September 17th, 2007, 10:24 PM #
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And Lyon (ie. the alternative in the 8th inning) pitched an inning yesterday. As for writing the team off for tomorrow as well, you're entitled to your opinion but that's a pretty pathetic attitude to have for a first placed team that most predicted to go nowhere. Remember back to when everybody claimed that the team was dead a few months ago? Well, they were wrong then and they'd be wrong to claim the same now.
So then there is hope, so don't be so upset up there on your horse! You said it yourself, that "most predicted to go nowhere". So if people are still predicting that, then why does that bother you? I will agree that no game is an absolute no-holds-barred must win until it is the mathematical elimination game, but these games at home against the dregs of the division who just limped out of PetCo are huge. The DBacks showed just about as little fire as possible tonight. Who are the fans supposed to get behind? This is supposed to be entertainment, and it just not that entertaining - and unfortunately by head count it seems that most of the available ticket purchasers agree.
If we are going to be bad, then play the future. Why does Byrnes play every night? He is not exactly all that spectacular. I will stay interested to see Upton play, but with Salazar and Byrnes at the corners, not so much. Just one of several frustrations.
September 17th, 2007, 10:37 PM #
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You haven't found this season entertaining?
In some ways yes, but it is not my dollar that the team is after. I was born and raised in Mesa, but no longer live in the valley. I catch the games on FSNAZ whenever I can. I have been elated during a game only a few times this season. Perhaps it was just the ones that I have seen. I do check scores, I DO WANT THE TEAM TO WIN. But without offense, baseball is just too boring to watch on TV. A pitchers duel is OK in the park.
I will watch young guys struggle in favor of veterans struggle. There is some interest there for me. But when I see that Upton is not playing, or that Young has been pulled, meh...
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